yttrium

Examples

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• The module was lined with thin wires of an exotic yttrium-based compound that formed a superconducting magnet, which generated a permanent magnetic field around the crew module, a miniature version of the Earth's magnetic field.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The scientists discovered yttrium in the mineral samples collected from the mine.

• The reactive elements yttrium and hafnium are also added.

  Academic text (1999)

• Interestingly, the rare-earth element yttrium ranks higher than the far more common element copper using either approach.

  Academic text (2005)

• Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research have discovered charge density waves in ceramic yttrium and neodymium barium cuprates.

  Blog text (17)

• The power plant uses solid electrolytes: 40-micron-thick layers of zirconium oxide stabilized with yttrium oxide.

  Academic text (1994)

• We can see that yttrium-86 is used to treat cancer of the trachea, bronchus, and lung, as well as malignant melanoma of the skin and kidney cancer.

  Blog text (30)

• Back at NRL, the rare-earth isotopes yttrium-91, cerium-141, and cerium-144 were chemically separated.

  Academic text (1996)

• Yttrium is often used to create strong alloys with both magnesium and aluminum.

Synonyms

Y

Y

vsyttrium

• Specialized

5 9.5

The symbol for yttrium, a silvery metal used in metal mixtures

is the full name rather than the single-letter symbol

A

atomic number 39

vsyttrium

• Specialized

7.9

A silvery metal called yttrium used in metal mixtures and electronics

is the full name rather than identification by numeric position

Surface Forms

Etymology